Endocrine System
Questions about endocrine glands, hormones, their functions, locations, and related diseases in the human body
Questions
Which gland is exocrine as well as endocrine?
- Pituitary
- Pancreas
- Adrenal
- Thyroid
- Gonads
Which of the following matches of glands and their nature is incorrect?
- Salivary gland - Exocrine gland
- Liver - Exocrine gland
- Thyroid gland - Endocrine gland
- Pancreas - Exocrine gland
- Adrenal - Endocrine gland
Iodine is necessary for the secretion of which hormone?
- Thyroxin
- Insulin
- Vasopressin
- Adrenalin
- Cortisone
Which of the following diseases is caused by the deficiency of calcitonin?
- Simple goitre
- Cretinism
- Dwarfism
- Mental redardation
- Tetany
What is the location of the pituitary gland?
- On the either side of the root of trachea.
- On the upper pole of each kidney
- Slightly below the stomach
- In the pelvic cavity
- Attached to the hypothalamus of the brain
Oxytocin causes contraction of which body organ?
- Urethra
- Heart
- Uterus
- Lungs
- Ureter
Which of the following cells secretes glucagon?
- The beta cells of islets of langerhans
- The alpha cells of islets of langerhans
- The beta cells of pancreas
- The adrenal cortex
- Thyroid gland
Which gland regulates the basal metabolic rate in the body?
- Thyroid
- Thymus
- Parathyroid
- Pancreas
- Adrenal
Pancreas is a mixed gland. Which of the following is correct in this respect?
- All cells secrete enzymes and hormones.
- Enzymes and hormones are secreted by separate cells.
- Few cells secrete enzymes.
- Most cells secrete hormones.
- Few cells secrete enzymes and hormones.
Endocrine glands secrete _______ in the _________ in order to regulate life processes.
- hormones, heart
- enzymes, liver
- hormones, blood stream
- hormones, liver
- enzymes, blood stream
__________ system and Endocrine system are very closely related.
- Circulatory
- Respiratory
- Nervous
- Excretory
- Reproductive
Which of the following pairs of hormone and related disease is not correct?
- Thyroxin : Myxedema
- Parathormone : Hypocalcemia
- Androgens : Adrenal virilism
- Diabetes insipidus : Glucose
- Thyroxin : Exophthalmic goitre
Which of the following transports hormones from the endocrine gland to various body parts?
- Arteries
- Veins
- Aorta
- Food pipe
- Intestine
Which hormone influences the ossification of bones?
- Parathormone
- Insulin
- Glycogen
- Adrenalin
- Prolactin
What is the main function of beta cells of pancreas?
- To produce adrenaline
- To produce prolactin
- To produce oxytocin
- To produce insulin
- To produce calcitonin
Which of the following statements is not correct regarding pituitary gland?
- Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), is released under the influence of hypothalamic Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH); inhibited by somatostatin.
- Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), is released under the influence of hypothalamic Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone (CRH).
- Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), is released under the influence of hypothalamus.
- Anti-diuretic hormone (ADH, also known as vasopressin and AVP, arginine vasopressin), the majority of which is released from the supraoptic nucleus in the hypothalamus.
- Melanocyte–stimulating hormones (MSHs), although this function is often (imprecisely) attributed to the anterior pituitary. These are sometimes called intermedins, as these are released by the pars intermedia.